How do Tarots work?

Answer 1

Tarot cards are commonly used as a tool for divination and as such, there is controversy about the results of this practice. It has not been presented, as yet, any scientific study that has proven that tarot in true works, in the other hand, there are many claims that it does.

As in any form of divination, care must be exercised, all practices that appeal to the spiritual and the intangible are predated by charlatans and fake sharing similar credential and space with the true practitioners.

There is not definitive proof that divination cannot be done and many cases cannot be fully explained with the present scientific laws. If you experiment with tarot or other forms of divination, you must be ready to make your own evaluation and to be able to differentiate between the false practitioners and teachers and the ones who truly try to practice it to the best of their knowledge and honesty.

As in many controversial issues, there are many views on Tarot, here are some:

The tarot never lies. It is not something that can be manipulated. It can, however, be misunderstood.

The question "Do tarot cards work?" is akin to asking "What's the difference between an orange?" For what purpose is one using the cards? Are the cards being used to predict futures, to see into ones own subconcious, for card games, for role playing games, or to stimulate creativity? Do storyboards work, comics, paintings, writing, reading, storytelling, or playing cards, do they entertain the mind?

Any thought process works in the mind for good or ill or both. Check with the medical profession for solid evidence.

As to Tarot cards, they work according to the intent of a reader in reading them and or the intent of the person to explore their thoughts or perhaps to simply enjoy a different form of entertainment.

Be cautious of the agenda of persons either way, those who believe in or those who denounce. Either way, they believe the Tarot works.

As you shuffle the cards, you implant your own particular vibrations at the moment. Whatever turns up will relate. Someone who is familiar with the symbols can talk of the significance. It is what you do with the information that is important. Of course for a more complete understanding, it helps to have use of the language you have learned from working with your dreams, the universal language of mind. We influence everything we touch or even think about. Thoughts are real. Remember to be cautious about predictions of the future because these can be changed through different thoughts and actions. We use cards sometimes only to clarify what is happening now or what we are in the process of setting up through our thought patterns.To be clear about your own thought patterns is the honesty that is the starting point.

Answer 2

Yes, they exist. Yes, they can give insight into a person and their circumstances. No, they can't tell you specifically who or what will come into your life on such and such a date. (I've been doing tarot card readings professionally for over 10 years and I would say from my own experiences that they have a 75-99% success rate in their accuracy. But it all depends on the reader and the openness of the person getting the reading.)

Answer 3

A tarot card reading works by shuffling a deck of tarot cards and laying them out in a specific spread. The cards are then read. Each card is related to certain concepts of life, which is supposed to mean something to the person the cards are being read for.

Answer 4

Absolutely. The tarot is an old tool that many have mastered and used successfully. The deck consists of 78 cards, divided into two aracana, the major and the minor. The major arcana signifies and refers to significant and major areas in a person's life or situation. The minor arcana helps to fill in the blanks. The minor arcana is divided into four suits - Pentacles, Wands, Cups, and Swords. One who is beginning to learn the art of the tarot, should buy themselves a deck of cards that appeals to them. Many people like to begin with the classic Rider-Waite deck to begin their studies, however choose a deck that appeals to you on some level. My first deck was the Celtic Tarot, which appealed to me because of my heritage. Most all decks come with a book or booklet that will list the meanings of each card. There are a myriad of other literature sources that can be purchased to aid in your study of the card meanings. Initially, taking it a card a day seems to be an effective strategy, but find a plan that works for you; just don't take too much on at a time. You will quickly realize that there is a bit more to the interpretation of the cards than the simple meanings given by instructions. One must develop a relationship with their deck, and a deep understanding of the card meaning through what info provided in the books, as well as by learning to pick up on the visual cues that are present on each card. Intuition plays a key role in an effective and accurate reading. The cards represent aspects of whatever question asked, and can not be viewed individually, but must be viewed as a whole. The cards, when placed together, form meanings that can be different than that provided in the books. It is recognizing the interaction of the cards amongst themselves that takes awhile to learn. But one does not need to be a "witch" or spiritually gifted in order to use the tarot. It is a tool available to all those who are willing to take the time to learn to use the deck properly - which is a big but not an impossible task.

Answer 5

The brief answer is, "no."

The longer answer is that there is no way to reduce the results of a Tarot reading to something that can be checked through experience.

Each Tarot card has many dozens or even hundreds of meanings and associations, and these vary depending on what position the card falls in a spread (a layout of cards in a reading), and whether the card is upright or upside-down (inverted).

Because of this, each Tarot reading can have literally millions of different possible interpretations, many of which will be contradictory, most of which will seem bizarre or meaningless to most people. No two mediums are likely to agree on the meaning of any card layout.

Each person's life also has an endless variety of incidents which can be viewed as having different meanings.

So between the millions of possible interpretations, and the huge number of possible matches in someone's life, it isn't possible to test the cards.

This doesn't mean they don't work - it just means it's not possible to prove it.

Answer 6

You should probably have a tarot card reading answer this question. A yes or a no should have equal probability of being correct.

If you believe it great. Carry on. If not, ... Demons will eat you.

Answer 7

I give Tarot readings and so far the people I give the readings to are amazed at how accurate the readings are. Not every card is exact but some can be pretty close.

Answer 8

Tarot cards are used by the reader to receive the psychic message from spirit. It is not the cards that give the message. They are just the vehicle for it to be received.

Answer 9

nope there is no sceintific proof its really just a way for people to get money by telling you a fake fortune they mostly never come true